邀
Tap the pinyin to hear it
to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 辵 +13
- Structure
- Lower-left enclosure 左下包
- Traditional
- 邀
- Common rank
- #2,998
- Unicode
- U+9080
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 邀 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 meaning “foot” + 敫 sound ()
Components 辶 敫
How to remember it
request the presence of · Heisig RSH #2401
homing pigeon + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 邀
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邀买人心 | to buy popular support; to court favor | |
| 特邀 | special invitation | |
| 邀请赛 | invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms) | |
| 应邀 | at sb's invitation; on invitation | |
| 邀集 | to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering) | |
| 邀约 | to invite; an invitation | |
| 邀击 | to intercept; to waylay; to ambush | |
| 邀功 | to take the credit for sb's achievement | |
| 邀请函 | invitation letter; CL:封[feng1] | |
| 邀请 | to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 诚邀 | we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc) | |
| 邀宴 | to invite sb to a banquet |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 敫 — compare how they read.